Research Article
Methylprednisolone as an Adjunct to Local Infiltration on Laminoplasty or Laminectomy before Wound Closure: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Summary of patient characteristics.
| | Characteristics | MR group (n = 66) | R group (n = 64) |
| | Male/female | 24/42 | 26/38 | | Mean age at the time of operation (yrs) SD | 45. 0 13.8 | 44.5 13.0 | | Weight (kg) SD | 66.6 13.8 | 66.3 11.2 | | Body mass index (kg/m2) SD | 24.5 4.4 | 24.2 3.4 | | ASA status of (no. of patients) (I/II) | 30/36 | 27/37 | | Preoperative pain intensity on a verbal Numeric Rating Scale (0–10), median (IQR) | 6.0 (5.0, 7.0) | 6.0 (5.0, 7.0) | | Preoperative ODI | 40.0 (40.0, 50.0) | 42.0 (40.0, 54.0) | Level of spine treated (no. of patients (%))
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
Others (cervical + thoracic, thoracic + lumbar, lumbar + sacral, etc.) | 22 (33.3%)
16 (24.2%)
12 (18.2)
2 (3.0%)
14 (21.2%) | 30 (46.9%)
14 (21.9%)
12 (18.8%)
1 (1.6%)
7 (10.9%) | No. of levels treated (no. of patients (%))
1 level
2 levels
3 levels
4 levels
>4 levels | 4 (6.1%)
20 (30.3%)
27 (40.9%)
11 (16.7%)
4 (6.1%) | 10 (15.6%)
26 (40.6%)
16 (25.0%)
9 (14.1%)
3 (4.7%) | | Amount of local anaesthetic (ml) SD | 14.9 5.1 | 14.9 11.1 | | Dose of methylprednisolone (mg) SD | 19.9 6.8 | 0 | | Duration of surgery (h) SD | 3.4 1.3 | 3.0 1.6 | | Duration of anaesthesia (h) SD | 4.4 1.3 | 3.9 1.7 | | Duration of extubation (min) SD | 13.0 5.6 | 15.7 9.0 |
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